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Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center

(Full Name: Shanghai Top 50 Shipping Elites Development Research Center, Abbreviation: 50SERC)

Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center originated from the first annual meeting of China Top 50 Shipping Elites Forum (50SEF) held in Beijing in December 2013. After 12 years of development, "Top 50 Shipping Elites" has become a high-end brand for leaders of major port, shipping and logistics enterprises and authoritative experts in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to conduct forward-looking and strategic research on industry topics.

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ESG Evaluation

On June 12, 2025, After one year of R&D, the global launch ceremony of General rules for ESG Evaluation of International Shipping Logistics Enterprises was grandly held at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo.

Professor Huang Youfang, Chief Expert of the research group presided over the launch ceremony, introduced the background and significance of the standard formulation, and looked forward to its future application. This is the first group standard formulated under the leadership of Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center, marking the improvement of the 50SERC's scientific research capacity. Leaders including Zhang Gong, Mayor of Tianjin Municipality, and Li Yang, Vice Minister of Transport, attended the event. Before the ceremony, Chen Min'er, Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee, met with guests including Song Xiude, General Manager of China State Railway Group, Wan Min, Chairman of COSCO Shipping Group, and Professor Huang Youfang.

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Service Capability

The first expert meeting of the research group for Evaluation Standard for Service Capability of International Supply Chain Logistics Enterprises was successfully held in Nansha, Guangzhou on November 28, 2025.

At present, the "going global" process of Chinese manufacturing is accelerating, and it is deeply integrated into the global industrial chain and overseas supply chain system. However, the service capabilities of international supply chain logistics enterprises are uneven and evaluation standards are lacking, leaving manufacturing enterprises without reference for selecting service providers. To this end, Top 50 Shipping Elites Research Center (50SERC), China Communications and Transportation Association - Shipping and Logistics Branch (CCTA-SLB) and China Shipping Gazette (CSG) initiated the formulation of Evaluation Standard for Service Capability of International Supply Chain Logistics Enterprises. Since its launch, the standard has completed preliminary industry research and standard evaluation, and has been officially approved as a project.

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Enhance

Boost College Students' Employment

Optimize

Optimize College Teaching Programs

Re-employ

Re-employ Retired Shipping Professionals

Support

Support Enterprises in Fulfilling Social Responsibilities

PILOT PROGRAM

"Pilot Program" for Industry-Education Integration & College Students' Employment Promotion in China Logistics Sector

This project ("Pilot Program") is a public welfare initiative launched by non-profit organizations in the logistics industry. It leverages the strengths of enterprises, colleges and experts, with the core goals of "cultivating leading talents for the logistics industry and smoothing employment channels through industry-education integration", to jointly support the training and employment of logistics-major college students.

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Expert opinion

Technology, Green Development and Data Are the Future Directions of Port and Shipping Supply Chains

Chairman Huang Youfang delivered a keynote speech on "2025 Development Trends of China's Port and Shipping Supply Chain Services" at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Modern Logistics News and the Forum on Development Trends of Supply Chain Going Global under the theme of "Following the Trend & Strengthening the Chain".

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